Rh(II)-binaphthol phosphate catalysts in the enantioselective intramolecular oxonium ylide formation-[3,2] sigmatropic rearrangement of alpha-diazo-beta-ketoesters
Dm. Hodgson et M. Petroliagi, Rh(II)-binaphthol phosphate catalysts in the enantioselective intramolecular oxonium ylide formation-[3,2] sigmatropic rearrangement of alpha-diazo-beta-ketoesters, TETRAHEDR-A, 12(6), 2001, pp. 877-881
The enantioselective intramolecular oxonium ylide formation-[3.2] sigmatrop
ic rearrangement of alpha -diazo-beta -ketoesters 9 using catalytic (1 mol%
) dirhodium tetrakisbinaphthol phosphate catalysts 1 and 2 to give benzofur
anones 11 in up tu 62% e.e. is described. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. Al
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